Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

Those who are a little bit weak-minded are fascinated by the colorful world of the place, which is obviously human nature.

And power, since ancient times, has represented everything.

It seems normal to use power and seek personal gain.

And the robes in the army are everywhere, and if you add it up a little, it will be a complete thread of interests.

Whether it's smuggling, tax evasion, embezzlement, or bribery, my brother Paoze handles affairs easily and smoothly.

These are already inevitable things.

Money touches people's hearts. Since ancient times, there are a few who can stand the test of the word "profit".

The Son of Heaven has always turned a blind eye to these nasty things about Wu Xun generals.

After all, he needed Wu Xun's ability to counteract and even suppress civil servants and gentry, so that he could arbitrarily cleanse the aftermath of hundreds of years of foster scholars in the Song and Ming Dynasties, so that he could reform the group of literati at will.

Appropriate tolerance, even tolerance, is also necessary.

But tolerance in the dark does not mean indulgence in the open.

Many things are invisible...

Once it sees the light, the order on the surface cannot be destroyed. This... is related to the foundation of the country.

Besides, Wen and Wu, Wu and Wen...

Since the reign of Chongzhen in the previous Ming Dynasty, the relationship between the two seemed to be peaceful, but in fact it has long been incompatible.

Especially the current civil servants in Daheng, apart from those Wu Zhuanwen, even among the civil subjects of the Military Academy, there are quite a few civil servants from the pre-Ming period.

Civil officials in the former Ming Dynasty were still the main body of the civil order.

In the emperor's expectation, Wu Xun's unbridled recklessness may be caught by the civil servants one day, and he will play it up. Then, he can take advantage of the situation to beat Wu Xun to avoid excessive indulgence, so that the tail can't be lost.

But this time seems to have exceeded the emperor's expectations.

After all, Jiangnan has only been pacified for more than a year, and everything is still waiting to be done. Moreover, under the previous purges in Jiangnan, the tentacles of the orthodox civil servants and gentry are still extremely weak, and the main ruling order is still mostly military generals.

Under such circumstances, can the house be stolen?

Looking at the records in this file, the Son of Heaven couldn't help but twitched his cheeks. He really wanted to know which idiots planned behind this.

Talk about evidence with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty?

Tell him the evidence?

This is simply a joke of the world!

While thinking about it, the emperor's gaze also fixed on the name "Liu Hongtao", and his brows seemed to wrinkle even deeper.

Whether it exceeded expectations or the timing was wrong, these are just side-effects. Since the buttocks are exposed, it's not a big problem to hit one or two along with the trend.

But the problem is... If the emperor remembers correctly, this Liu Hongtao is the youngest son of the chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Qiyuan...

Although the Son of Heaven has always suppressed the former civil servants and gentry, as the Son of Heaven, the way to rule lies in balance.

Suppression is suppression, but it must not be out of balance.

Most of the officials of the former Ming Dynasty, since the patriarchal Taoist Liu Qiyuan, Yang Sichang and Chen Qiyu were two factions, representing the two major factions of the central and local factions of the former Ming Dynasty. It was also the civil service system that he chose to cooperate with in the former Ming Dynasty.

Huang Jin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, represented a similarly neutral faction in the pre-Ming Dynasty.

But now, Lai Zongdao retired, Chen Qiyu dismissed from office, Hong Chengchou was a civil official, but he was also deeply involved with Wu Xun, and there were not a few civil officials in the court who were deeply involved with Wu Xun. The traditional civil servants and gentry seemed to be weakened to the point Ultimate, if you get involved in this matter again...

Wu Xun's body is huge, no matter how involved, it won't hurt the root cause, but once Liu Qiyuan is involved, the court and even the world will definitely be completely out of balance.

Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but frowned. What he was thinking about was no longer whether it was a tax case, or whether it was a collusion with Wu Xun to smuggle and evade taxes.

But... In this case, is there someone planning to involve Liu Qiyuan, pull him off the horse, and disrupt the balance, so as to achieve some ulterior purpose.

After all, the aftermath of Wang Wu's death is still unresolved. No matter why Wang Wu fell, the obvious reason is only because of his incompetent son...

Thinking of this, a cold look appeared in the eyes of the emperor, and a faint killing intent emerged.

It doesn't matter who holds the position of chief assistant.

The most important thing is that he needs to give the position of chief assistant the right, needs the position of chief assistant, maintains the final dignity of civil servants, and maintains the civil and military balance of the court and even the world.

Prevent Wu Xun from being too big to lose, and even threatening the imperial power.

This is the role of Liu Qiyuan, before the complete replacement of the old and new orders in Daheng, and before the new generation of civil servants grow up.

This first and auxiliary position must be the last dignity of a civil official, and it must also serve as a support for a civil official.

Thoughts flowed repeatedly, and each name flashed in the emperor's mind.

If it's just taxation, or just Wu Xun's sordid matter, this matter is not something he, the emperor, needs to worry about.

There is no need for evidence, whether it is literature or martial arts, a wise person will give him an explanation for the emperor, and an explanation for the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

Those who are not smart will be forced to be smart by civil and military officials.

But if it is the second possibility, then this matter...

The emperor's eyes flickered, and faint suspicion lingered in his heart. After a long time, the emperor seemed to come back to his senses.

Er Dezi on the side has been worried for a long time, something happened in Quanzhou, and the imperial court's report has arrived, but he has not received any news?

So, how could he not be apprehensive and frightened!

"What's the situation over there in Quanzhou?"

The emperor frowned, and looked at Er Dezi who was standing nervously.

As soon as these words came out, Er Dezi's heart sank to the bottom of the valley in an instant.

"Report to Your Majesty, slave... I will investigate now."

Er Dezi stuttered a bit.

"I'll give you a month, and I want to know who the real person behind the scenes is."

"The servant understands, the servant will go now."

Wang Wu kowtowed again and again, but what the emperor said next made him break out in cold sweat.

"Also, you should keep an eye on it, let me keep an eye on it..."

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Chapter 637 You Are the One

"Currently, the focus is on Lin Danhan, the northwest, and the southwest. It's just the focus. You have to distinguish between primary and secondary!"

"On the side of the navy, no one is forcing you to say how long it will take to complete the adaptation. Specific things should be handed over to specific people..."

"What does the general staff do? I want you to coordinate the overall situation, have a big picture, have a long-term vision, and focus on some small things all day long, so what's the use of you, just split it up..."

In the yamen of the General Staff Headquarters, hundreds of staff officers at all levels of the General Staff Department gathered in the lobby, and the leader of the General Staff Headquarters, Yasukuni Gonggong, scolded his head and face.

Hundreds of staff officers at all levels stood obediently in the hall. In the spacious hall, there was no sound except for the scolding of Lord Yasukuni.

But after a while, a rush of footsteps suddenly broke into this depression.

A general hurried in, walked up to Duke Yasukuni, whispered something in his ear, Duke Yasukuni's expression changed slightly, and this lecture also ended hastily.

"what's the situation?"

Lord Yasukuni stepped into the back hall and questioned.

"My lord, this is the dossier."

The general respectfully handed the dossier to Duke Yasukuni.

Lord Yasukuni took it and flipped through a few pages, his eyes suddenly focused.

"This Huangyan...was His Majesty transferred to Quanzhou?"

The general immediately replied: "At the end of last year, His Majesty personally ordered..."

Hearing this, Lord Yasukuni frowned even deeper.

He led the army to the south, presided over the overall situation in the south of the Yangtze River, and coordinated the military and government. The situation in the south of the Yangtze River was almost created by him, and the reason for it was obviously extremely clear.

A big war, cleaning up the old order, is the wanton division of the wealth in the south of the Yangtze River.

The main body of the carve-up is the powerful and wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River, and the vested interests of the carve-up are the armies rampant in the south of the Yangtze River, that is, the military generals who lead the army.

And this was something his brother Xiu had tacitly agreed to, and it was something everyone knew well.

But it is obvious that this acquiescence is limited to this, and the emperor's tolerance ends here.

After the division was completed and the order was established, although he did not participate in the wanton lawlessness, of course he also heard about it.

But it's obvious that he doesn't have much to do. He can restrict many things with his authority, but he has nothing to do with changing people's hearts.

Together with human greed, nothing can limit it.

The only thing he can do is to hold the bottom line, to guard this three-acre land for Brother Xiu, and limit the corruption to a certain limit.

There are many secrets, although they seem to be hidden, but from the overall perspective, they are not secrets at all.

A faction and a line of interests do not need evidence at all. It is clear who is the ultimate beneficiary.

Above the court, there are many things, evidence... shit is not!

And... his brother Xiu's temperament, how could he not be clear about it? If it is said that the division is a tacit tolerance, but the lawlessness after the division is definitely beyond the bottom line of his brother Xiu.

If it goes beyond the bottom line, it's either a compensatory tolerance like that for Zhu Cihong, or... an inevitable liquidation...

What he doesn't know is, this time, is the emperor going to start rectifying and rectifying the chaos, or is it just a coincidence of chaos?

The meanings represented by the two can be completely different!

Moreover, this matter also involves the son of the chief minister of the cabinet...

After pondering for a long time, Lord Yasukuni put down the file in his hand, got up and paced for a while, and then slowly said: "Get ready, the governor is going to the palace to face the saint."

"Also, no matter who comes to see him, he will never see him."

After finishing speaking, Lord Jingguo walked out of the room and headed out of the yamen.

But at this moment, almost at the same time, in the capital city, this tax has quietly become the source of the storm.

The perfect chain of evidence is naturally a joke to the civil and military ministers of the court, and anyone with a little sensitivity can clearly perceive the strangeness behind it.

However, no one is sure what the source of this weirdness and the direction of this weirdness will be.

After all, it involved a lot of martial arts, such an important minister as the chief minister of the cabinet, and a new minister who the emperor valued...

The sudden storm revealed an unspeakable strangeness inside and out.

Obviously, the fog is too thick and too involved. Before the situation becomes clear, no one will foolishly plunge into it.

After all, the ghost knows who is playing the game, and the ghost knows who will be unlucky in the end.

If you foolishly plunge into it, you might become a chess piece, a scapegoat, and be blamed for the fish in the pond...

All of a sudden, the tax office that was supposed to cause shocks in the government and the public did not cause the slightest disturbance in the center of the court, as if the Daheng No. [-] tax office did not exist at all.

The case was handed over to the Directorate General of Taxation and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It was an extremely normal process.

It seems that it's just an ordinary tax case, and it's like going through a process in the center of the court.

It's just that the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the General Taxation Department have suffered through this process.

Most of them were trembling and startled. A seemingly ordinary process had to be checked countless times, for fear that something might go wrong and get involved.

The inexplicable strange depression of the entire capital city gradually shrouded the minds of civil and military officials. All of this showed that this was the calm before the storm.

The speculations of the government and the public were uneasy. Although the emperor was still calm in the palace, it was obvious that the unexpected disturbance and the suspicion aroused made the emperor's heart not as calm as it appeared on the surface.

Whether the suspicion is true or not, the emperor obviously cannot be sure in a short time.

The emperor has doubts about his courtiers. From ancient times to the present, and in all dynasties, this is obviously not a good thing.

"Your Majesty, the Metropolitan Procuratorate sent the Metropolitan Censor to Jiangnan, and the two sons of the Chief Assistant were also among them..."

"In the General Staff Headquarters, there is He Renlong, which is gratifying... Seven generals from various ministries came to the General Staff to ask to see Lord Yasukuni, but they were turned away by Lord Yasukuni..."

"Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Industry, there are several officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households to the office of the Minister of the Ministry of Households..."

In Qianqing Palace, Er Dezi knelt on the ground and reported respectfully.

The Son of Heaven leaned back on the dragon chair, tapped his fingers on the stove in his arms, and the thoughts in his mind moved accordingly.

Although the matter has become extremely clear with the collection of information, the suspicion in the emperor's heart has become more and more deeply rooted and difficult to dissipate.